OK, with this post I’m really just hoping to hear from people who’ve hiked the AT on a vegetarian diet and what problems they ran into (if any).
Jeff
Vegetarian diet on the trail?
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#2
I am vegan and I had no trouble getting enough to eat on the trail. We did mail drops for the first month of the trail (going southbound) and then got tired of the repetition so just bought food along the way. I had lots of northbounders telling me there would be nothing for me to eat when I got to the south. I did not find that to be the case. In fact many of the restaurants down there seemed to offer more a la carte veggies than up north. If you have questions about the availability of particular food types let me know.
Budder Ball
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#3
I’m not a true veggie, but I am on the trail. I think eating veggie is easier on the trail than in town. I suggest Fantastic Foods meals, which you can get in bulk at some health food stores, or by the box. The cous-cous is real good. Hummus too. Beans, rice & beans, -all the goodies.
Premmican bars are good w/some honey on top. It’s a full lunch, w/420 calories (plus the honey), proteins, and every amino acid needed for uptake.
Tai Kitchen makes some great rice noodles that work like ramen, but actually have some nutrition, and are all natural.
Good luck, but it shouldn’t be a problem.
THA WOOKIE
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#4
i prefer a vegan diet too, and am relieved to hear it doesn’t seem to be a problem. do you think it’s more expensive though?
hephzibah
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#5
Yeah, but peanut budder just doesn’t cure my protien need on trail. What does a veggie do for his or her fix? You don’t crave a Whopper now and then? Granted I don’t do meat as much since my fats HDL is up…and it costs to much, but on trail as most folks do you just get that drool for a T-Bone, or milk…or salad or pizza. We did a lot of veggie meals; wraps and rice, wraps and beans w/cheeze, peppers and onions.
Bushwhack
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#6
TVP (textured vegatable protien) is a great low fat source of protien. It has all of the amino acids, and since it has no tase of it’s own, you can put it in almost anything. It works great in soups because it absorbs the flavor of the broth.
Bill